For much of the year the race for the No.1 spot was a three horse race with Waterkloof taking the early lead with a powerful start to the first term and going into the last month of the season it looked like the Pretoria team might have done just enough to secure the top spot for 2013.

Waterkloof is undisputedly regarded as one of the powerhouses on the school boy cricket circuit. Superb performances in the highly competitive Pretoria league, strong showings at the annual National T20 competition and the recent production line of first class and national cricketers, suggests that they have firmly entrenched themselves as one of the top cricket schools in the country. With Director of Cricket, Neels De Villiers at the helm and the Waterkloof cricket academy in great shape, all the workings are in place to cement the school at the top for many years to come.

A record 300 riders representing 60 schools from across the country as well as Zimbabwe and Namibia competed in the 2013 Spur School Mountainbike League finals at Bekker School in Magaliesburg this weekend.

A season of some of the world’s best school boy rugby has all but come to a close and for the players who ran out for the last time for their school they will be left with that supreme pride that comes from wearing their teams badge and playing to their best ability. A memory that will live with them for decades.

It was a tightly fought season which saw three teams vying for the top spot almost from the start of the season and at various stages all three, Affies, Outeniqua had a taste at being the number one side in the country.

However it is perhaps fitting that it is Affies who can lay claim to the top team in South Africa after completing the season without being defeated, without drawing and winning every single match. It is a supreme effort by a side that played the country’s most powerful teams and still remained competitive scoring heavily in most of their matches.

It is perhaps a pity that somewhere along the line Affies and Paarl Gim never met, as on paper there was very little to choose between the two teams, however Gimmies were held to a surprise draw by Oakdale in what was their only ‘blemish’ on an otherwise spotless season so perhaps finishing in second spot is justified.

A strong finish by Grey College, after an indifferent start to their season put pressure on Outeniqua for the third spot, but the consistency of Outeniqua helped them to finish in the Top three after suffering just the one defeat at the hands of Paarl Gim.

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Rondebosch were in a rampant mood at the Cape Town International Festival as they swept all and sundry aside, handed Wynberg their first defeat of the season and won the final to move them ever closer to the top spot.

The top five all recorded wins over the weekend which ensured that their positions didn’t change and it is a pity that the much anticipated Kearsney v Maritzburg College had to be cancelled due to a flu epidemic.

Please note that two outstanding results for Pretoria Boy’s High have been included which had a small bearing on this week’s rankings. This weekend there is the big “Battle of the Jukskei” when Pretoria Boy’s meet St. John’s College which will give both teams a chance to move up the table.

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Affies didn't play this weekend which gave their players what many would say was a well earned break after playing several gruelling matches on the trot. Even though this was apparently not Affies choice they did get the opportunity to recharge the batteries for a demanding season that lies ahead.

Paarl Gimnasium (Gim) will be hosting their 21st annual under 16 rugby tournament in March 2012. Twenty four of the country's top schools will play matches on March 30, April 1, & 3.

School tournaments traditionally focus on the under 18 level. The Gim tournament offers younger players a chance to compete against top schools outside their province on an almost provincial level.

The top six FNB Top 20 schools of 2012 participate in the Gim tournament.

The wealth of attractions offered by Paarl, the Cape Winelands and the fact that Boishaai’s under 15 rugby tournament takes place at the same time, contributes to the tournament’s growth in size to something similar to other famous School Rugby Festivals up-country.

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A thumping victory by Rondebosch over Bishops sees them edge ever closer to the number one spot as the season draws to an end and it underlines the depth of the ‘Bosch to be competing at the very top for the past three years.

There was considerable movement on the table over the past week as most of the teams were engaged in numerous matches in a short space of time which tested the depth of the various sides.

Waterkloof who were the finalists against Rondebosch in the Coke T20 Challenge cling on to the top spot although the gap between them and the rest has shrunk appreciably. Affies take the second best slot thanks to a win against Waterkloof and a good showing during the Independent Schools Festival. Rondebosch who are now the champions of the T20 format, deservedly get back into the top three and had it not been for their surprise loss against St.Andrew’s Bloem they could have been challenging for the No.1 position.

One of the big movers is St.Andrew’s College who are now on a seven match winning streak and they burst into the Top 10 after enjoying an excellent week which included a stunning nine wicket win over Affies. St.Alban’s also have put together some good results and went undefeated at the Independent School’s Festival . Paul Roos Gym also break into the Top 10 after stretching their winning streak to four matches which has included brushing aside Wynberg twice.

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It would be Rondebosch and Waterkloof who contested the Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge after over 600 teams had all had their opportunity to stake a claim as the best school team in this format.

Rondebosch seem to have found form just at the right time and their earlier loss against St. Andrew’s Bloem had given them just the shock they needed to motivate them to play at their best. Matt Christensen had been in tremendous form throughout the season and much was relied upon him along with the rest of the ‘Bosch batters to give themselves a defendable target.

However Waterkloof who are enjoying one of their best season’s to date had already shown along their journey to the finals that they are a formidable side and capable of rolling over most teams. Johannes Malan had played some important innings for Waterkloof in the preceding matches and they needed another strong showing from the opener if ‘Klofies were going to compete.

Batting first Rondebosch lost Christensen early and their captain Hayes van der Berg and were on their backfoot at 2/20 in the fifth over. Waterkloof had opened the bowling with the medium pacer Migael Pretorius who bowled a lively pace to end with two precious wickets in his spell.

However it was the man of the match Zubayr Hamza that would make the difference between the two sides. The Rondebosch no. 3 batsmen played a wonderful innings as he stroked his way to a half century which included seven boundaries off just 44 balls. It was the only innings of substance as the rest of the Rondebosch batters struggled against the slow left arm spin of Reinhardt Grobbelaar who frustrated the ‘Bosch batsmen to claim two wickets for only 17 runs in a tight spell.

Needing to score at just on 5.6 runs per over Waterkloof would have backed themselves to reach the 112 runs required at a canter. However the mercurial Dayaan Galiem who opened the bowling for Rondebosch struck in his first over and then proceeded to take another wicket in his next two overs to rock Waterkloof at 3/11.

It was a disastrous start to the run chase for Waterkloof who despite some gallant efforts by the left hander Lehan Janse van Rensburg who scored 28 runs and Henco Vorstman who made 24 runs never fully. Some great fielding by Rondebosch and a clinical bowling display saw Waterkloof bowled out for 102 just 10 runs shy of the victory.

Congratulations to all the teams who took part in the challenge, the finalists and the Rondebosch for the excellent spirit in which the matches were played.

(Stellenbosch 20 February 2011) The Standard Bank Schools Pro20 Challenge in Stellenbosch ended in sensational style on Sunday, when it required a Super Over to separate victors Hoërskool Waterkloof from Hoërskool Noordkaap.